I write poetry because
A certain part of me
Likes to be poor and
Rebellious and gripe about
Not having enough money.
Sure I could spend my
Time trying to increase
My wealth and status,
But why do that when you
Can thumb your nose
At the establishment
And throw verbal
Hand grenades at them.
Being an outsider
Like this
Lets you think different
Than the majority,
And it’s the strange ones
That write the best poems
Which is why I try to be
As different and freaky as possible.
I hope to one day
Elevate myself to becoming
Cincinnati’s freakiest man
And write a poem
So great that it
Explodes like a nuclear bomb
Across the world.
Everyone who reads it
Will be blinded
Leaving the illiterate to
Rule the planet.
Which really isn’t that different
Than how things are now.